Samsung S5600 and S5230 TouchScreen Phones Announced

Samsung Electronics, has announced the launch of its two full TouchScreen mobiles. They are S5600 and S5230.

“Samsung S5600 and S5230 are significant products to our full-touch screen mobile portfolio, bringing stylish designs and intuitive user interfaces,” said JK Shin, executive vice president and head of Mobile Communications division at Samsung Electronics.

“We are committed to strengthening our portfolio of full-touch phones by introducing a variety of handsets to suit every lifestyle. These two new products will bring the exciting experience of touch to mobile phone users and will further enhance Samsung’s leadership in the full-touch market,” he added.

Samsung S5600 features:

  • Quad-band GSM
  • 2.8” 16M color 240×320 QVGA TFT touchscreen display
  • 3 MP Camera
  • 15 fps QVGA video recording
  • FM Radio with RDS
  • microSD memory card slot (up to 8GB)
  • Dimensions: 102.6×55×12.9mm
  • Battery: 1000 mAh
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • USB2.0
  • 80MB of built-in memory
  • Samsung S5600 will start shipping in the month of May 2009.

Samsung S5230 features:

  • Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900) GPRS/EDGE connectivity
  • 3” 262K color 240×400 px WQVGA touchscreen display
  • 3 MP Camera
  • microSD memory card slot (up to 8 GB)
  • Bluetooth 2.1, USB 2.0
  • Dimensions: 104×53m11.9mm
  • Battery: 1000 mAh
  • FM Radio with RDS
  • 2.5G
  • 50 MB of built-in memory

Samsung S5230 will be available in the month of April. Both phones are for European markets.